Posted on 04/07/2021 7:20:46 AM PDT by Red Badger
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says he’s preparing to take on sanctuary cities that refuse to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and he wants to see more illegal immigrants face criminal prosecution for jumping the border.
He also rejected abolishing or splitting up ICE, rejecting calls from some in President Biden’s political base to eliminate the government’s deportation agents altogether.
Mr. Mayorkas revealed the hard-line stances last week during a virtual town hall forum with ICE employees. The Washington Times has reviewed notes of the conversation, in which Mr. Mayorkas said he’s working on a new set of deportation guidelines to govern how and when officers can arrest and attempt to deport illegal immigrants.
Pressed by ICE employees worried about public resistance to the agency’s work, Mr. Mayorkas said ICE has a “noble mission.”
“I’m 100% opposed to the abolition of ICE,” he told the employees. “It is the opposite of what I think needs to occur. I think we need to strengthen our policies and practices and communicate more effectively what we do and why we do it.”
In perhaps his most striking comments, Mr. Mayorkas said he thought more illegal immigrants should be prosecuted criminally. Generally, illegal immigrants are handled under administrative law, with the punishment removal. But entering the U.S. without permission is a misdemeanor under Title 8 Section 1325, and reentering the country after being ousted is a felony under Title 8 Section 1326.
“I see cases now where we apprehend and remove individuals that I think need to be prosecuted criminally,” he said.
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The Dems are getting killed polling American attitudes to the illegal immigration crisis. Their polls are most probably showing Dems in Congress getting hammered come 2022 as the crisis is being exclusively blamed on them and rightfully so. Now, there is this abrupt reversal in their pandering to get them out of a political hole. The reality is if they could get away with it, all of Central America and their Dem voters would be here.
I don’t believe he’s being honest and true. Turncoat vibes.
Babylon Bee?
I’m sorry but my calendar says April 7, not April 1
“Biden’s DHS chief vows to defend ICE, battle sanctuary cities”
I don’t think Babylon Bee minds us using them as a source, but you do have to give them credit, where due.
Are you sure of the source? It reads like The Onion or Bee.
The Washington Times!
The Bee can’t compete with reality!..............
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